Messi Event Fallout: 33,000 Fans to Get Refunds?
Nearly nine months after Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated Kolkata appearance ended in chaos, the ticket refund issue has returned to the spotlight. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said an internal process has begun to refund the money paid by around 33,000 spectators who bought tickets for the December 13, 2025 event at the Vivekananda […]
Low-Pressure Alert! Rain Set to Intensify Across Bengal
A fresh low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal–north Odisha coasts, bringing another spell of unsettled weather to the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the system formed at 5.30am on Saturday, August 29, under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation. It is expected to move […]
Six Months, 3 States, One Murder: The Chandranath Rath Trail
Fresh details from the CBI chargesheet have shed new light on the murder of Chandranath Rath, a former personal aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on May 6, 2026. The chargesheet, filed on August 7, has now come under detailed scrutiny, revealing the agency’s alleged reconstruction of a conspiracy that began months before […]
New Town Gets LTM’s Ananda Niketan Tech Hub
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday inaugurated Ananda Niketan, the first phase of LTM Limited’s new Global Delivery and AI Competency Centre at the Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub in New Town. LTM, formerly known as LTIMindtree, is a Larsen & Toubro Group technology company. The new campus can accommodate around 5,800 engineers […]
Kolkata School Snakebite: 7-Year-Old Discharged, Mother Seeks Assurance
A seven-year-old Class I student of Mitra Institution in Bhawanipore, Kolkata, has been discharged from SSKM Hospital, three days after a snakebite on the school premises left him in intensive care. But while the child is recovering, his mother is asking a question that goes beyond her own son: how safe are children inside the […]
No Attendance, Full Pay? Now comes the Recovery
West Bengal’s Higher Education Department has ordered action against employees of Dum Dum Motijheel Rabindra Mahavidyalaya following allegations that some non-teaching staff remained absent from the college for prolonged periods while continuing to receive salaries. The department has reportedly directed the recovery of salaries paid during the alleged period of unauthorised absence, bringing the college’s […]
Kitchen Expenses Going Up? Here’s Why Sugar, Oil and Dal Are Costlier
The rising grocery bill in West Bengal is no longer just a consumer complaint. Sugar prices have climbed sharply, edible oils remain under pressure and households are keeping a close watch on pulses, prompting renewed government surveillance of markets across the state. On August 24, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the government had […]
One Foundation Day, Two Claims: TMC’s Internal Battle Reaches the High Court
The Trinamool Congress’s internal conflict is now moving into another symbolic arena: the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’s (TMCP) foundation day on August 28. Two rival camps associated with the same party are seeking to organise programmes at the traditional venue near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Mayo Road in central Kolkata, turning what is normally a […]
Bright Skies, Rain Warnings: Bengal Faces Another Unpreditable Monsoon Day
West Bengal is witness to a sharp contrast in weather today, August 24, as an active low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal keeps rainfall activity going across the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers over most districts of South Bengal, with isolated heavy rainfall of 7–11 […]
Kolkata’s Hotels on Watch : How Many More to Shut Down?
August 23, 2026 | Kolkata: The fire-safety crackdown across Kolkata’s hotels and guesthouses has widened sharply, succeeding the August 19...